Half an hour later, in the head coach's office of the Sheffield first team.
Since it wasn't suitable to negotiate the salaries of adult team players together, Ma'el first walked into the office and sat opposite Garrispeed, while Gilbert waited outside temporarily.
"I know, Mr. Wenger... but I think we still need to communicate more."
When Ma'el came in, Garrispeed was talking to Wenger on the phone and just gestured for him to sit down.
After he sat down, he observed that Garrispeed's expression was somewhat solemn, and his tone was quite low: "Raising salaries during a loan period is a somewhat complicated matter. Many regulations with The English FA aren't complete, and the specifics depend on the clubs involved."
"The opinion I've put forth benefits both sides, and I hope Mr. Wenger can adopt it."
Initially, Ma'el thought Sheffield had to bear part of his salary increase, which might explain Garrispeed's reaction.
However, on second thought, this didn't seem very likely.
